Hollywood Story

"We can't tell you what this picture is about ... without giving away the secret that rocked the lives of five fabulous people!"

1951

1h 16m

6.6(23 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

Overview

An independent producer unwisely opens a can of worms after he decides to make a movie about the unsolved murder of a famous silent film director.

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Cast & Crew

59 members

Acting

Richard Conte

Larry O'Brien

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Julie Adams

Sally Rousseau / Amanda Rousseau

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Richard Egan

Police Lt. Bud Lennox

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Henry Hull

Philip Ferrara / Vincent St. Clair

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Fred Clark

Sam Collyer

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Jim Backus

Mitch Davis

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Houseley Stevenson

John Miller, Studio Guard

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Paul Cavanagh

Roland Paul

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Katherine Meskill

Mary

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Louis Lettieri

Jimmy Davis

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Francis X. Bushman

Himself

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Betty Blythe

Herself

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William Farnum

Himself

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Helen Gibson

Herself

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Joel McCrea

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Rico Alaniz

Spanish Actor (uncredited)

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Tony Barr

Seedy Hotel Night Clerk (uncredited)

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Chet Brandenburg

Crew Member (uncredited)

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Peter Brocco

Charles Rodale (uncredited)

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Harris Brown

Mortuary Employee (uncredited)

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Joseph Bryan

Waiter (uncredited)

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James J. Casino

Attendant (uncredited)

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Directing

William Castle

Himself (uncredited)

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Bing Conley

Parade Spectator (uncredited)

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John Crawford

1st Detective (uncredited)

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Russell Dennis

Publicity Man (uncredited)

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Marjorie Eaton

Weird-Looking Woman (uncredited)

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Douglas Evans

Director (uncredited)

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William Fawcett

Actor as Beggar in Commissary (uncredited)

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Charlie Gibbs

Detective (uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Parade Spectator (uncredited)

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Jimmy Gray

Waiter (uncredited)

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Robert Haines

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Eddie Kane

Producer (uncredited)

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Mike Lally

Airport Arrivee (uncredited)

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Elmo Lincoln

Himself (uncredited)

Writing

William Marks

Assistant Director (uncredited)

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Joseph Mell

Sylvester (uncredited)

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Forbes Murray

Producer (uncredited)

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Richard Neill

Himself (uncredited)

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Barry Norton

Christmas Parade Spectator (uncredited)

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William H. O'Brien

Café Waiter (uncredited)

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Frank O'Connor

Policeman (uncredited)

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Allen O'Locklin

Attendant (uncredited)

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Gloria Petroff

Kathy (uncredited)

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Jack Reynolds

Cameraman (uncredited)

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Victor Romito

Waiter (uncredited)

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Cosmo Sardo

Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

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Charles Sherlock

Projectionist (uncredited)

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Robert Sherman

Actor in Full Dress (uncredited)

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Olan Soule

Radio Commentator (uncredited)

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Robert R. Stephenson

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

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Charles Sullivan

Detective (uncredited)

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Edwin Tuttle

Parade Spectator (uncredited)

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William Vedder

San Juan Capistrano Sexton (uncredited)

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June Whitley Taylor

Juliet Davis (uncredited)

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Lon Chaney

The Phantom (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Mary Philbin

Christine Daaé (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Keith Kerrigan

Pretty Blonde in Café (uncredited)

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